cinnabar; vermillion; red pigment (and ink made from same); red text (as used to correct documents)
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
knothole; peep-hole; bad eyes
cotton (material); red silk-cotton tree (Bombax ceiba)
cloth; dress material; clothing fabric
fur; skin; pelt; kanji "fur" radical
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to choose (a thing) at one's own discretion; to use one's discretion in choosing
beauty; good figure; (beautiful) appearance; beautification; beauty treatment; beauty culture
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)
ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people
gender; distinction of sex; sex
sense of values; values; value system
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
quarrel; dispute; argument
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
tips of one's hair; hair ends
day after day; day by day
great storm; very severe weather; upset; surprise result; agitation; upheaval
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
ignoring (one thing) for (another)
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
passion; temper; irritability
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
half the amount (of money); half price; half fare
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
ambush; troops in ambush; unexpected opposition; unexpected obstacle
meek; gentle; modest; praiseworthy; admirable
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with